Higher education
Alternative labels
Post-secondary education
Universities and colleges study and teaching
Policy report
Strengthening research across Asia: an Asia research and innovation network
This resource outlines a blueprint for creating an Asia research and innovation network.
Report
Work integrated learning in STEM in Australian universities
Overview The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) undertook this study for the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS). It explores the practice and application of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) in STEM, with a particular focus on natural and physical sciences, information technology, and agriculture departments in Australian universities. The project involved a detailed ‘stocktake’...
Report
Universities: 2014 audit snapshot
This report sets out the key outcomes from financial audits of the eight universities and their 51 controlled entities for the year ending 31 December 2014. Summary Parliament, and the citizens of Victoria, can have confidence in the 2014 financial reports of the universities and their controlled entities, except for the following audit qualifications. Three...
Working paper
2011 Census papers: Education part 3 - Tertiary education
Using a range of data — including the newly released Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset — this report presents a profile of Indigenous tertiary students and higher educational outcomes.
Research Summary
The outcomes of education and training: what the Australian research is telling us, 2011-14
From 2011 to 2014 a set of five national priorities directed research into selected aspects of Australia’s tertiary education and training sector. The body of work published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) over this period has explored many of the challenges facing the sector and pointed to some of the solutions...